Worst pole vault ever recorded in the history of the universe

Rumours has it pole vaulting was invented to cross obstacles, like water. This guy would not have crossed many obstacles.

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Failed talkers: Funny sports quotes part #4

“England won 5-0 with Arsenals Francis Jeffers scoring the winning goal”
Channel 5 News

“Gomes has scored four goals for Portugal against Andorra, including a hat-trick”
Bill O’Herlihy

“He could have done a lot better there, but full marks to the lad”
- Ron Atkinson

“(Ravanelli) was unlucky … or was it just bad luck?”
- Des Lynam

“He’s got his legs back, of course, or his leg – he’s always had one, but now he’s got two”
- Bobby Robson

“Thats the way to nail the record to the mast”
- Glenn Hoddle

“You only get one opportunity of an England debut”
- Alan Shearer

“Theres going to be four or five teams battling for the top 6 spots”
- Chris Waddle

“… the midfield is outnumbered numerically”
- Ron Atkinson (again!)

“Its getting tougher, teams are beating other teams left right and centre”
- Glenn Hoddle

“We want a draw or as close as we can get to one”
- Berwick Rangers Fan

“Its a tough month for Liverpool over the next five or six weeks”
- Alan Green

“Aston Villa are seventh in the league – thats almost as high as you can get without being one of the top six”
- Ian Payne

“… and Tottenham ice their sublime cake with the ridiculous”
- Peter Drury

“I’m not going to drag it out and make a point, because points are pointless”
- Simon Jordan

“Their away record is instantly forgettable. The 5-1 defeat and 7-nil defeat spring to mind”
- Radio 5 Live

“We have to be careful not to let our game not be the game we know it should be”
- Paul Ince

“Theres a few tired limbs in the blue legs”
- Ron Atkinson

“Phil Thomson is Liverpool through and through. He’s got red blood running through his veins”
- Radio 5 Live

“I have to sit down with him and see where we stand”
- Arsene Wenger

“Scotland don’t have to score tonight but they do have to win”
- Billy McNeill

Also see: Part #5Part #3Part #2Part #1

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Failed talkers: Funny sports quotes part #3

“In the game between Sweden and Nigeria, Nigeria is leading by 1-0. Wait a minute, I’ve just received news that Sweden has equalized to 0-0.”
- Norwegian morning TV

“How is your leg?”
- Reporter asking former Norwegian international Pål Jacobsen a few days after he amputated his leg

“We lost because we didn’t win.”
- Ronaldo

“After 4 minutes of play the score is already 0-0.”
- Ian Darke, English commentator

“Winning does not mean that much as long as you win.”
- Vinnie Jones

“I have received 14 yellow cards this year. 8 of them has been my fault, but 7 has been dubious.”
- Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne

“The training camp in Spain was in Portugal somewhere.”
- Rolf Zetterlund, Swedish coach

“Correct me if I’m not wrong.”
- Hockey coach Christer Abrahamsson

“Let’s go out and do the warmup in rectangular circles.”
- Hockey coach Christer Abrahamsson

“My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about seven.”
David Beckham

 ”I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.”
Mark Viduka

 ”I’d like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.”
Mark Draper

“I’m as happy as I can be – but I have been happier.”
Ugo Ehiogu

 ”I couldn’t settle in Italy – it was like living in a foreign country.”
Ian Rush

“These things happen. Over a season, y’know, you’ll get goals disallowed that are good, you’ll get goals that are good disallowed. It happens”
Kevin Keegan

 ”He’s not the Carl Cort we know he is”
Bobby Robson

 ”He’s the type of player the manager is either going to keep or not keep next season”
Alvin MArtin

 ”The FA Cup is still domestically the best cup in the world”
Glenn Hoddle

 ”It’s a tense time for managers. They have to exhume confidence”
Gary Lineker

 ”Riding that tackle, he wiggled his hips like a daisy in the wind”
Radio 5 Live

 Also see: Part #5Part #4 - Part #2Part #1

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Bird fails to survive tennis match

Unfortunately a bird, believed to be a house martin, was killed in the making of this clip.

This happened in the Australian Open in 2002, where tennis players Julien Boutter and Arnaud Clement were playing a doubles semi-final against Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro. At one point, Llodra struck a powerful forehand and the ball flew directly into the bird, instantly killing it. Llodra ran over to it in order to administrate mouth-to-mouth, but it was already to late. The only thing that remained doing was giving the bird it’s last rites, which Llodra promptly did, being joined in the instant funeral by the other 3 players.

Llodra and Santoro won the game.

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C. Ronaldo gigantic miss

Christiano Ronaldo, FIFA World Player of the Year 2008 and one of the most successful footballers in the game despite his young age, shows that any player can fail the easiest of goal scoring opportunities. This clip is from a Premier League game between Sheffield United and Manchester United in 2006, Ronaldo playing for Man. United.

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